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SATURDAY MAY 23RD 2009 7:00-7:30 Registration & Breakfast Grand Scheme Foyer & Delivered Ballroom 7:15-7:30 Welcoming Remarks Dr Rob Beanlands ICRH / MFI TRANSLATIONAL WORKSHOPS I 7:30-8:30 Session A Dr Erik Suuronen Stem Cell and Regenerative Therapies: How to Make the Leap from Lab Bench to Clinical Dr Duncan Stewart* Application and Evaluation Mr Joe Irvine / Dr Nadine Tatton 7:30-8:30 Session B Dr Rob deKemp Cardiac Molecular Imaging: How Can Imaging Approaches Enhance Basic & Clinical Dr Matthias Friedrich Research? Dr Joseph Wu* ICRH / MFI TRANSLATIONAL WORKSHOPS II
8:30-9:30 Session C Dr Glenn Wells Vascular Molecular Imaging: How Can Imaging Approaches Enhance Basic & Clinical Dr Jean-Claude Tardif* Research? Dr Alan Moody 08:30-9:30 Session D Dr Ting Lee Molecular Imaging for the Non-Imaging Scientist: Options & Opportunities Dr Matthias Friedrich Dr Peter Burns
University of Toronto Dr Frank Bengel* Johns Hopkins University
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9:30-9:45 COFFEE BREAK & POSTER SET-UP Grand Scheme Foyer & Pavilion SESSION I – BASIC SCIENCE OF CARDIAC REGENERATIVE THERAPY KEYNOTE LECTURE I 9:45-10:30
Cell Based Therapies for Cardiovascular Diseases:
Dr Duncan Stewart ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION I (10:30 − 12:00)
Patrick Burgon (UOHI) Miran Kenk (PhD Candidate, UOHI)
10:30-10:45
A Tissue-Engineered Biomatrix Enhances the
Dr Pingchuan Zhang
Therapeutic Effects of Circulating Progenitor Cells
Division of Cardiac Surgery University of Ottawa Heart Institute
10:45-11:00
An Injectable Collagen-Chitosan Hydrogel:
Dr Chao Deng
Preparation, Physical Properties and Angiogenic
Division of Cardiac Surgery University of Ottawa Heart Institute
11:00-11:15
Collagen Capsule as a Drug-delivery Vehicle
Zahra Arzhangi MSc Student University of Ottawa Eye Institute 11:15-11:30
Controlled Release of Stromal Cell Derived
Drew Kuraitis
Factor-1 to Enhance Progenitor Cell Recruitment
PhD Candidate Division of Cardiac Surgery University of Ottawa Heart Institute
11:30-11:45
Bone Marrow Cells Attenuate Renal and Cardiac
Dr Darren Yuen
Injury in a Model of Progressive Chronic Kidney
St Michael’s Hospital University of Toronto
11:45-12:00
Bone Marrow Clara Cell Secretory Protein-
Dr Martha Bustos
Expressing Cells Rescue Mice with Irreversible
Latner Thoracic Surgery Laboratories University of Toronto
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12:00-12:45 LUNCH AND POSTER SESSION SESSION II – PRECLINICAL IMAGING KEYNOTE LECTURE II 12:45-13:30
Tracking of Stem Cell Therapy in Cardiac Disease
Dr Joseph Wu ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION II (13:30 – 15:00) Moderator:
Dr Pasan Fernando (MDS Nordion, UOHI) Ran Klein (PhD Candidate, UOHI)
13:30-13:45
Labeling Circulating Progenitor Cells Using the
Dr Tayebeh Hadizad
Lipophilic Ligand Hexadecyl-4-[18F]fluoro-
PET Radiochemistry Laboratory University of Ottawa Heart Institute
13:45-14:00
Development of Non-Invasive PET Imaging for
Mary Zhang
the Long-Term Assessment of Progenitor Cells
Division of Cardiac Surgery University of Ottawa Heart Institute
14:00-14:15
Ultrasound-Mediated Gene Delivery of Growth
Alexandra Smith
Factors Promotes Sustained New Blood Vessel
St Michael’s Hospital University of Toronto
14:15-14:30
[11C]Methyl-Candesartan Displays Binding
Sheryn Kirkpatrick
Specificity for Angiotensin II AT1 Receptors
PET BioTesting Laboratory University of Ottawa Heart Institute
14:30-14:45
Application of New Bifunctional Chelates for
Adam Smith
Excellence (MICE) MDS Nordion University of Ottawa Heart Institute
14:45-15:00
PDE4 Specific Binding is Observed in Rat Heart
Adam Thomas
using (R)-[11C]Rolipram and Small Animal PET
MSc Candidate PET BioTesting Laboratory University of Ottawa Heart Institute
15:00-15:15 COFFEE BREAK
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SESSION III – CLINICAL IMAGING KEYNOTE LECTURE III 15:15-16:00
Translation of Stem Cell Imaging to Human
Dr Frank Bengel ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION III (16:00-17:30) Moderator:
Dr Glenn Wells (UOHI) Dr Abdulaziz Alghamdi (Clinical Fellow, UOHI)
16:00-16:15 Amir Pourmoghaddas
Characteristics using Respiratory Motion
Imaging Physics University of Ottawa Heart Institute
16:15-16:30
Test-retest Repeatability of Myocardial SPECT
Dr Iftikhar Ali
Cardiac Imaging University of Ottawa Heart Institute
16:30-16:45
Metabolic Characterization of the Human R225W
Sean Crawford
AMPKγ3 Mutation Reveals Increased Oxidative
Capacity, Leak Dependent Respiration, and
16:45-17:00
Characterization of Patients with Preserved and
Dr Maria Cecilia Ziadi
Reduced Myocardial Flow Reserve Measured
Cardiac Imaging University of Ottawa Heart Institute
17:00-17:15
Reduced Cardiac Function with Cardiac Edema
Myra Cocker
and Hyperemia in Elite High-Endurance Athletes
with Common Colds: A Cardiovascular Magnetic
Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
17:15-17:30
Characterization of the Cardiotoxic Effects of
Brooke Hogarth
Chemotherapies by Contrast-Enhanced Cardiac
Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta
CLOSE OF SESSIONS 17:30-17:40 Dr Robert Roberts President, CEO, Chief Science Officer University of Ottawa Heart Institute
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